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Letters Patent No. 74,043, dated February 4, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETY-HOOKS.

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Be it known that I, E. F. BRUNDAGE, of Virginie City, in the county oi'Storey, and State of Nevada, haveinvented a new and improvedvSafety-Hook; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichdFigure 1 is an edge View of my invention in an open state. y i

Figure 2, an edge view of the same in a closed state.

Figure 3, a side view ofthe same in' a. closed state.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved safety-hook, for watch andlocket-chains, bridle-reins, tracechans, Ste.

The object of thc invention is to obtain a simple and efficient hook ofthe' kind specified, and one which willadmit of the jointed portionofthe hook being readily opened and closed, and also readily secured ina closed state. l

' A represents the eye of the hook, in which a stem, B, is tted, andsecured by a swivel connection or joint, z. This stem B extends down, iscurved, and forms the greater portion, b, of the hook, the remainingportion e being connected to b 'by ajont, cZ, which admits of e beingturned out from b laterally, or in a plane at right angles therewith, aswill bo understood by referring to tig. 1. 0n the upper end of theportion c of the hook there is formed a. haliround tenon, dx, and belowit a half-round collar, e, rather greater in diameter than dx, as shownclearly in tig.A 1, a corresponding collar, f, being on the upperpart ofthe portion of the hook, and overV which collarfthc collar c of c fits'when c is closed.' 0n the inner surface of the collarfthere is aninclined shoulder, g, and a corresponding shoulder, L, on the collar e,the shoulder t tting over the shoulder q when c is closed, as shown iniig. 3. C is a milled collar, which is fitted loosely on the stem B, andallowed to slidefrecly up and down thereon to a certainV extent. Thiscollar is notched or recessed at its under side, as shown at z', toreceive thetenon cl ofthe portion cot' the hook, when said portion c isclosed, and to admit of the coller being turned over or around the tenond, to hold or clasp it in a closed state. On the upper end of the part bot` the hook there is aprojeetionhy', and a hole or recess, 7c, is madein the under side of the collar C to receive the projection 7' when thecollar is pressed down on stem B. By this means the collar C isprevented from casually turning. i

The device is extremely simple, and may be vmanufactured at a reasonablecost, and the part e of the hook may bc attached to the other part b, soas to turn out from Z1 in the same plane therewith. The invention isapplicable to all purposes where a safety-hook is necessary or required.

I claim :1s new, and desire to secure by Letters Patente The collar C,fitted on thc.s\vivel-stem B, and provided with notches or recesses z'in its under side, in combination with the hinged part c ofthe hook, andthe projection j on the upper part b thereof, all arranged substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

E. F. BRUNDAGE.

Witnesses:

WM. T. EAvns, E. CHATELAIN.

